Search: Fix not being able to clear sort value (#62557)

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lastFile:public/app/features/search/state/SearchStateManager.ts

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lastFile:public/app/features/search/page/components/ActionRow.tsx

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* remove searchSort state from localStorage when cleared

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Co-authored-by: Ashley Harrison <ashley.harrison@grafana.com>
Co-authored-by: Joao Silva <joao.silva@grafana.com>

public/app/features/search/page/components/ActionRow.tsx

@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ export const ActionRow: FC<Props> = ({
             />
           )}
           <SortPicker
-            onChange={(change) => onSortChange(change.value)}
+            onChange={(change) => onSortChange(change?.value)}
             value={state.sort}
             getSortOptions={getSortOptions}
-            placeholder={sortPlaceholder}
+            placeholder={sortPlaceholder || 'Sort'}
             isClearable
           />
         </HorizontalGroup>

public/app/features/search/state/SearchStateManager.ts

@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ export class SearchStateManager extends StateManagerBase<SearchState> {
   onSortChange = (sort: string | undefined) => {
     if (sort) {
       localStorage.setItem(SEARCH_SELECTED_SORT, sort);
+    } else {
+      localStorage.removeItem(SEARCH_SELECTED_SORT);
     }
 
     if (this.state.layout === SearchLayout.Folders) {
@@ -171,10 +173,6 @@ export class SearchStateManager extends StateManagerBase<SearchState> {
       q.kind = ['dashboard', 'folder']; // skip panels
     }
 
-    if (q.query === '*' && !q.sort?.length) {
-      q.sort = 'name_sort';
-    }
-
     return q;
   }